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OK, so World Cup in Leogang was an interesting experience, especially because I'm a rookie in racing world cups. I always liked the track in Leogang, despite having a lot of trouble last year on the same world cup race, when I crashed two times in qualis. My main goal for this World cup race was to put together a clean and smooth run, as I didn't want to crash again. However, this weekend I was really on a good quali run, with the 11th speed on the speed trap, until my handlebar hit a tree in the lower...

The past two months have been busy busy busy! Three comps over the course of 4 weeks and lots of travel in between, and even an evening spent attempting the American Ninja Warrior course. Here’s a short summary….

After almost 2 months of perfect weather in Switzerland the rain finally caught up with us. Sitting in Magic Wood watching it pour down for the 4th straight day in a row, and the forecast showing no end in sight, we decided to make the 6 hour trek across Europe to the magical forest of Fontainebleau, France. I had only been to Font once. It was two years ago and unfortunately I was only able to spend a total of 7 days in the forest. If you know Font, then you know this is nowhere near...

Climbing in Vail two weeks ago was unbelievable. In one cliché, yet fitting word, Vail is magical. It has everything you could ever want in a city (except cheap food), and more importantly, it brings everyone together for one heinous weekend. I wouldn’t call myself a boulderer. I’ve always enjoyed lead climbing way more and, if you haven’t noticed, I’m a static climber and consequently struggle with some of the more dynamic movements that inevitably compose boulder problems. But, that being said, the Bouldering World Cup in Vail is probably one of my favorite events of the year! I...